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What's on T.V. Picks + Netflix / Amazon / Disney+

What the students should watch this week to tie in with our drama activities!

THIS WEEK'S TOP 10 MIX UP THEATRE T.V. PICKS


Available to Buy / Rent - Sky Cinema


A science teacher wakes up alone on a spaceship. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing Earth's sun. Starring Actor of the Week, Ryan Gosling.


Stewart - ★★★★

"This initially comes across like a very realistic sci-fi movie with a plausible disaster on the horizon played out very well by the cast and filmmakers - Gosling is as likable as ever. However then we get to the alien buddy comedy element and the film just gets a little too cheesy. Still it's a lot of fun and when I did eventually buy into the concept it was a fine sci-fi adventure comedy."




2. FILM: La La Land (2016)

Available on Netflix


Romantic musical starring Actor of the Week, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. In Los Angeles, the showbiz capital of the world, pianist Sebastian and actress Mia endure an endless cycle of bar-room gigs and auditions in the hope they can turn their ambitions into a professional career. The pair meet and fall in love, but the path to making all their dreams come true is no simple affair.




3. FILM: The Martian (2015)

Available on Disney+


Science-fiction drama based on the novel by Andy Weir, starring Matt Damon. After a manned mission to Mars is hit by a ferocious storm, Mark Watney is left behind when his fellow crew members make their escape. Using scientific knowledge, ingenuity and drawing on seemingly inexhaustible levels of resolve, Mark must find a way to survive long enough to be rescued.




4. Making Life on Earth: Attenborough's Greatest Adventure

Available on BBC iPlayer


To mark his 100th birthday, David Attenborough reflects on a remarkable life.


5. FILM: Chicago (2002)

Available Sky Cinema / Sky Arts


Oscar-winning musical starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger and Richard Gere. In 1920s Chicago, chorus girl Roxie Hart shoots her lover and winds up in jail, believing her dreams of stardom are over. Enter hotshot lawyer Billy Flynn, whose clients include double murderess Velma Kelly, and Roxie begins to realise that there's no such thing as bad publicity.



6. FILM: How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Available Sky Cinema


Animated comedy adventure featuring the voices of Jay Baruchel and Gerard Butler. A teenage Viking boy forms a special bond with a dragon - much to the consternation of the members of his clan who regard the beasts as mortal enemies.



7. Classic Movies: The Story of Chaplin

Thursday 14th May, Sky Arts, 8:00pm


A look at one of Robert Downey Jr's career-defining performances in the 1992 hit from Richard Attenborough co-starring Anthony Hopkins.


8. BAFTA Television Awards 2026

Sunday 10th May, BBC1, 7:00pm


Coverage of the annual awards show from the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, hosted by Greg Davies.


Sky Cinema - Rent / Buy

Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, must reunite with Glinda the Good to transform herself - and Oz - for good. With Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.


Nina (Age 13) - ★★★★★

"Wow I have no words it was amazing!! Wicked: For Good is based on the second act of the musical Wicked. The music is incredible and the movie features 2 new songs the musical doesn’t. Ariana Grande (Glinda) and Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba) both are amazing actresses. Cynthia has a very powerful voice and Ariana’s high notes are everything! It was such a heartwarming, dramatic and emotional conclusion of the story. It’s set 5 years after the first movie and it shows how far Glinda and Elphaba have come since the end of the first film. Glinda has a glamorous lifestyle and she has become Glinda the Good and Elphaba (now the Wicked Witch of the West) is hiding away and trying to save the animals and prove the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) is a fraud. Grab your tissues, prepare for insane singing talent and sit back relax and enjoy the film! (And maybe cry a little)” 1000000/10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐


BEST FILM

BEST ACTRESS - Cynthia Erivo

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Ariana Grande

BEST DIRECTOR - Jon M. Chu




Available on BBC iPlayer


Ralph jumps into action when violence escalates, then realises with horror that it is his turn to be hunted. Jack Thorne's adaptation of William Golding's novel about schoolboys stranded on a deserted island, starring Winston Sawyers and Lox Pratt.


Nina (Age 13) - ★★★★1/2

"Loved it! Such good costume and make up. The makeup is very realistic, sometimes a little too realistic! They filmed it on a real island which made it 10 times better! The special effects are awesome! It’s an amazing story about a bunch of boys who get stranded on a desert island and have to survive on their own. Ralph gets voted Chief, although Jack is not happy with this and makes his own tribe, The Hunters! Rivalry begins and also a hunt for the beast! The actors are amazing! Lox Pratt (Jack) is amazing! Winston Sawyers (Ralph) has such good acting talent! The casting of Jack and Ralph was perfect to capture the rivalry between the two sides! The music is a bit questionable though. After watching it I watched the making of and it was really cool to see how they did everything! Overall a really good series but be careful with younger children as some scenes are quite frightening!"






Also....


With Love and Hisses (1927 short) / Slipping Wives (1927 short)


Houston (Age 9) and Mum (reviewed at the Laurel & Hardy Double Bill) - ★★★★★

"Hippfest Laurel and Hardy...well, it was incredible. The live piano and percussion really set the scene in transporting you back in time.

There was a short explanation of the two films prior to the showing which explained how many films L&H did and when they hooked up with a Scotsman who starred in the film.

It was wonderful to hear the audience lol and all ages appreciating the experience.

Definitely worth it and would go again"









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